SEE THE USA….IN A DIFFERENT WAY…AND THEN YOU’LL SAY….HOORAY!

This phenomenal group of photos was sent to me by a young pilot who likes the way flying was done in his Great Grandfather’s Day….flying “Low and slow!”  Low and slow pilots have learned to take the time to enjoy the trip.  Not unlike old car enthusiasts enjoy getting off the freeway and taking the small country roads.

If you haven’t done it…  you haven’t experienced the pure joy and pleasure of flying low and slow with the side window or door open
in a Piper Cub.

Look at these pictures of a trip from Corona, California to the Mississippi River…small farms in the heartland… New England,  New Jersey, the Statue of Liberty.   A trip where you land every hour or so and take time to talk to the locals…some of whom might wonder who this traveler was that dropped into their back acreage to say hello. to If you have, it will stir up a lot of pleasant memories.

Where you look up and bridges and statues instead of down and usually the autos below you are going faster than you are.

Enjoy the view!

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Trip Statistics:
Number of days on the adventure:   32 days
Number of statute miles flown:   6,906 miles (the GPS kept track)
Number of legs:  75 legs
Longest leg: 1 hour, 58 min.
Shortest leg: I’m pretty sure it’s my left leg
Flight time:  104 hours, 14 minutes (the GPS kept track)
Gallons of fuel:  445.49 gallons
Engine mechanical problems: NONE
Airframe mechanical problems: NONE
Total number of photos taken: a bunch!